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Glossary
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OS
The acronym for Operating System. This is base software used to
control the system of a computer. Windows, MacOS, or UNIX is an
OS.
PASV
The abbreviation for PASsiVe, a mode used to connect to an FTP
server from within a firewall. If this mode is not selected, the firewall
regards the access as unauthorized and blocks the connection, disa-
bling any file transmission.
The acronym for Portable Document Format. This is an electronically
formatted document with file extension of ".pdf". PDF is based on the
PostScript format. You can use the free Adobe Reader software to
view PDF documents.
Pixel
The smallest constitutional unit of an image.
Plug and play
A mechanism used to immediately detect a peripheral device when it
is plugged into a computer, and search for an appropriate driver au-
tomatically, so that the device becomes operable.
Port Number
A number used to identify the transmission port assigned to each
process running on a computer on the network. The same port cannot
be used by multiple processes.
PPI
The acronym for Pixels Per Inch, Measuring unit for resolution, partic-
ularly for monitors and scanners. It indicates how many pixels are
contained per inch.
Preview
A function allowing you to view an image before being processed for
printing or scanning.
Print job
A print request transmitted from a computer to a printing device.
Printer driver
Software that works as a bridge between a computer and a printer.
Property
Attribute information. When using a printer driver, various functions
can be specified in the file properties. By using properties of a file, you
can check the attribute information about the file.
Protocol
A rule enabling a computer to communicate with other computers or
peripherals.
Proxy server
A server that is installed to act as an intermediary connection between
each client and different servers to effectively ensure security over the
entire system for Internet connections.
Resolution
The resolution value indicates how much detail of an object can be re-
produced precisely on an image or a print matter.
Scanning
The reading of an image in scanner operation by moving aligned im-
age sensors step by step. The direction of moving image sensors is
called the main scanning direction, and the direction of image sensors
alignment is called the sub-scanning direction.
Screen frequency
The density of dots used to create the image.
Single-page TIFF
A TIFF file that contains only a single page.
SMB
The acronym for Server Message Block. This is a protocol for sharing
files and printers mainly over the Windows network.
SSD
The acronym for Solid State Drive. This is a memory device installed
in this machine. This drive is used to store a document saved or re-
ceived from the fax function when no Hard Disk is installed.
SSL/TLS
The acronym for Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security, an
encoding method used to securely transmit data between the Web
server and a browser.
Subnet mask
A value used to divide a TCP/IP network into small networks (subnet-
works). This is used to identify how many higher-order bits of an IP
address are used for the network address.
TCP/IP
The acronym for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. It is
a de facto standard protocol widely used for the Internet. An IP ad-
dress is used to identify each network device.
Thumbnail
A function of displaying the content of an image or document file by a
small image (image displayed when the file is opened).
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